This is a comfy ranch style house on 1.25 acres. Horses, chickens, swimming pool, rose & veggie gardens, green house. Very private back yard. Great location between SanFrancisco, Monterey,Yosemite &open space parks.

-Please be sure to scroll all the way to the end to read the few house rules.

**Minimum rental of 30 days.
We enjoy our little "country club" so much. We eat breakfast on our deck, and usually eat dinner at our big granite patio table under our grape arbor, surrounded by fruit trees and watching our horses. The swimming pool is large and very inviting on a warm day. And collecting our eggs from the chickens is a ritual we enjoy, especially when our nieces and nephews visit.
The house is very comfortable, bright, and open. There is a family room with a piano, TV, and game table, and a separate living room for sitting, talking, or reading without the interruption of the tv.

Here is a sample review from one of our our (non VRBO) previous guests:
"Our trip was a wonderful escape from our busy lives. Linda's property is beautiful, peaceful, and very welcoming. We felt right at home and cannot remember a time we felt so relaxed. She has an extensive library of awesome books that I wish I had more time to enjoy on their comfy porch rocking chair. Our 3 month old also enjoyed the laid back nature loving atmosphere and slept better than ever. The bed was super comfortable and it's so quiet; great sleep for all! The house is set up so well and I would say we spent just as much time outside as we did inside. Although they have a very comfy t.v. room, we found ourselves on the deck more often enjoying the view and the sweet animals. Admittedly we spent some time fantasizing about living here :) Thank you so much Linda for opening your beautiful home to us!"

Guest access

You will have access to the entire house and yard. Depending on when you are here, you can enjoy whatever is ripe in the garden- lettuce in the winter and spring, tomatoes and peppers in the summer, and always fresh herbs.
And help yourself to the eggs- nothing like getting an egg from the chicken barn and scrambling it up with some fresh herbs.

Interaction with guests

We typically are out of town when we rent out the house, but our adult kids are nearby and always a phone call away. There is information about activities and suggestions for day trips available at the house for your reference.

The neighborhood

We are in a rural area- some neighbors have horses, or huge gardens, or just like having their space. There are ag fields all around us growing hay or corn or peppers. Not far off the freeway (close enough to be convenient, but far enough away to not be an annoyance), there is easy access to amazing locations in all directions. There is a "wine trail" nearby with one winery after another. There are beautiful parks in the foothills with excellent hiking. The Pinnacles National Park is an hour away for the more serious hikers. San Juan Bautista is an old Mission town- very historic with a few good restaurants and lots of antique stores and a great mission open to the public. Monterey is 45 minutes away. San Francisco is just over an hour north, and just past that is the Napa Valley Wine Country. Yosemite is 3 hours away. Closer to home there are great restaurants, and plenty of shopping at the Gilroy outlet malls.

Getting around

There is a train station 7 miles away that goes all the way to San Francisco.

Other things to note

Our CALENDAR is somewhat flexible. If you are interested in an unavailable date, request an available date and that will allow you to email us. Tell us your dates and we can see if we can arrange it for you.

The swimming pool has a safety cover and is fully fenced, but not heated in the winter. The horses and chickens and yard and pool are cared for in our absence. The cat stays here while we are gone-he has auto food and water outside and you can let him in and out as he or you please. In other words, you'll feel like you're staying on a ranch!

House Rules
*Only guests that are listed by name as staying in the house are welcome at the house. We don't allow any entertaining at all. If you are in town visiting family or friends, please limit your visits to their homes or other venues, but not at this Airbnb Home.
*Check in is anytime after 2PM
*We hope you treat our house the same way we do- enjoy, relax, and respect the space you're visiting.
*Please take off dirty shoes on the porch.
And please, NO SMOKING.